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An upgraded version of one of the solid rocket boosters being used for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) experienced an ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket booster. This was the first demonstration test of the ...

Leveraging Northrop Grumman’s experience in solid rocket motor manufacturing, BOLE improves on previous designs by replacing key components no longer in production. The booster features a ...

The latest test included the firing of a solid booster meant to replace NASA’s shuttle-era rocket parts.

Northrop Grumman saw some fiery drama during a test of a more powerful version of the solid rocket booster that would be used if NASA’s Artemis program ever gets to its ninth launch using the… ...

NASA has completed the first full-scale static test fire of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) solid rocket motor, the next-generation solid rocket booster for the space agency’s ...

A Virginia-based propulsion-focused company conducted a full-scale static fire of NASA’s Booster Obsolescence and ...

NASA and Northrop Grumman successfully tested the most powerful segmented solid rocket motor ever created at Promontory Point on Thursday. It will eventually power missions to the moon and beyond.